The Politics of Total Liberation

Revolution for the 21st Century
2014. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-137-47111-6
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 187 Seiten, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 376 g

Reihe: Critical Political Theory and Radical Practice

This book argues that there is an ongoing planetary crisis, in both the social and natural worlds, that is of urgent importance. This demands a new politics, a politics of total liberation, one that grasps the need to unite the disparate movements for human, animal, and earth liberation. In the book, Best outlines a way forward despite challenges.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Best, S.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte: Ereignisse und Themen
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Animal Standpoint 2. The New Abolitionism. Capitalism, Slavery, and Animal Liberation 3. The Paralysis of Pacifism. In Defense of Militant Direct Action 4. Rethinking Revolution. Veganism, Animal Liberation, Ecology, and the Left 5. Minding the Animals. Cognitive Ethology and the Obsolescence of Left Humanism 6. Moral Progress and the Struggle for Human Evolution Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Steven Best is an award-winning writer, noted international speaker, public intellectual, and seasoned activist with over 30 years in diverse political movements. He is Associate Professor of Humanities and Philosophy at the University of Texas at El Paso, USA.